Shoppers in a small rural town have been offered plastic bags for the last time before it becomes the first in Britain to ban them.

All 43 businesses in Modbury, Devon, no longer use plastic bags in a bid to reduce the impact they have on the environment.

Traders also believe they are the first in Europe to try such a scheme. Businesses are displaying their reusable Fair Trade cotton bags and T-shirts to celebrate the move, which is being trialled for six months.